THE BRITISH THREAD

Take it you will be purchasing The Sunday Sport then McT?

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Sorry to disappoint you there Smorgiebabes, but on Sundays I take The Observer.
Don't bother with the top-shelf stuff, said he sniffily.

I always buy:

The Guardian on a Saturday

News of the World and The Observer on a Sunday (the perfect combination) keeps you abreast of goings on in the world and the bedroom!

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How'd your party go, smorgs?

Wake up Gus!

It's not 'till February.

I take it you are comning.

Leave the stick will ya.

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Jeez gus dont you know it takes till november to get over the previous february's smorgieparty? There can only be one per year.

[went to greenwich today. drank nelsons health. nearly got blasted by a carronade. had some grog. had a lecture on 18th century surgical techniques and what a .75 in dia musket ball would do to you at 50 yards. Then to the national maritime museum. And then the Trafalgar http://www.trafalgartavern.co.uk/ for lunch.] Do I lead an exciting life or what?


ps. got back to learn the local pub side had lost...again


they scored 1 goal
opposition 12

I remember that I (and someone you know better, Steve) want to celbrate the next wedding at the Trafalgar ... which would be two receptions and wedding replays. :wink:

Britain's hardy sons. Did you hear that after the long march back from Moscow he told Josephine not to wash because he needed the bath himself? Historic plumbing.
A man who knew what he wanted. National treasure or what?

Hey we went to the cinema this evening and saw Helen Mirren in The Queen. Anyone else seen it? What did you think?

Actually Mac I think you are a little mixed up. Pissed no doubt and good luck to you.

Are you confusing personages.

Telling Josephine not to wash had more to do with other needs that having a bath himself.

Still- one can hardly expect Helen Mirren fans to understand such niceties of decorum I shouldn't think.

Going to London next week for a work thing. It's in the East End. Some of my mates seem to be under the impression that the East End is very dangerous and that we should not venture out at night.

Is it really that bad? Any places to avoid or recommend?

Hi, DP. It depends whereabouts you are in the East End, really.

Like any big city, you have to be a bit careful about going out at night, but if you take the usual "streetwise" precautions, there should be no problem.
Where will you be? Are you going with a friend?/group of people?

Salon International Exhibition - ExCel, London. (with group of college mates)

OOH! La - di - dah!

Docklands, eh?

You'll find (if you're staying in the immediate vicinity) that the Docklands area doesn't really quieten down until about midnight or later. There are loads of cafes/wine bars (certainly during the summer) which are packed with people who work in Canary Wharf (journo's, bankers etc) and they all stand around outside, overlooking the various Thames wharfs, sipping wine and trying to act flash, but usually end up getting rather pissed and noisy, and sleeping it off on the train journey home.

Are you staying in the Docklands area?

Yeah, think the hotel is pretty close.

Well, .....it depends on what you want to do with yourselves in the evenings, really.
If you want to stretch those Mancunian legs, you can always get yourself to Tower Bridge (via the docklands light railway) and walk along the south side embankment, to the Tate Modern. It's a beautiful stroll (if the weather's nice, of course) with loads of bars/restaurants and cafes along the way, and Borough Market (does it open in the early evening? - dunno).

All in all, about an hours stroll at average speed - four hours if squiffy.

When, and if, you make it to the Tate (chances are, you'll end up in a bar - I always do) you can get the tube back to Tower Bridge if you're too tired to do the return walk.

I'll try and find you a map or summit, if you're interested.


Any other ideas out there?

The last - longer - time I've been there was when I've (=we've) stayed on the Thames river (okay, the footpath was in between) with a fantastic view over London (for Mrs. Steve and Steve) and a tremendous look on the car park and garage (for Walter).

A walk to Greenwich is very nice.

A trip to the Tate Modern sounds great to me but I suspect my friends would look at me like I had two heads if I were to suggest it!

The bars sound like a much more likely event.

Thanks Lordy.

Aww Walter, you should have said, I thought you liked cars .

I might attend the world's leading international salon event myself. One never knows when top class hairdressing skills might be needed...

Aaaaaaarghhh!!!

Messing in people's nits and round cists and eczema sores and pustules and having to listen to the punter's life stories while their silent farts are seeping out of their collars mixed with their perfumes gone rancid and having to be nice and polite and flattering the silly sods.

I hope you wear rubber gloves DP if you are going on to be buttering some bread or handling any sensitive personal equipment.

I'm sticking to machinery and stuff.

Watch how you go sweet Lancashire lass. There's some wierdoes in London. Thousands to the acre. I've seen 'em.

Well there's gonna be one more wierdo there next Monday. Thanks spendy.